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Anyone interested in technology and the law has probably already heard about HP's spying scandal involving the use of "pretexting" to get information about members of HP's Board of Directors. Pretexting (also known as "social engineering") is a simple, low-tech, and frighteningly common way that data miners and private investigators can gain access to an individual's personal information. -
Two days ago, on September 12, Hewlett-Packard's ("HP") non-executive Chair, Patricia Dunn, resigned -- amid news stories claiming she used subterfuge to gain access to the phone records of board members and journalists, in an effort to root out a suspected boardroom snitch. -
Retailer Land's End will get a trial in its case against defendants accused of profiting from the company's online affiliate program through a scheme that gave "typosquatting" a new twist."Typosquatting" is the practice of registering misspellings of famous trademarks as domain names. Most typosquatters do this to divert Internet users who are seeking the trademark owner's Web site or to attempt to sell the domain name to the trademark owner. -
Interview With Fred von Lohmann Senior Counsel of the Electronic Freedom Foundation -
In recent criminal cases, the prosecution has given the defense compact discs, supposed copies of audio recordings which the prosecution intends to use in evidence. In the instances when the original recordings were made on analog cassettes, an important legal question arises: Are the digital CDs true copies of original evidence? -
Following a three day trial, a recent decision by the Eastern District of Virginia gave new life to the practice of trademark keying. In Geico v. Google (No. 1:04CV507), Judge Brinkema ruled from the bench that Geico "has not established that the mere use of [Geico's] trademark by Google as a search word or keyword or even using it in [Google's] AdWord program standing alone violates the Lanham Act." -
Technology tips on gadget gift giving and setting up alternative workspaces for lawyers. -
If you operate a web site, you should take note of a recent Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") consent order, In re Gateway Learning Corp., which is the first FTC case to challenge deceptive and unfair practices in connection with material changes to an online privacy policy. -
Everyone's mad about pop-up ads. But does such madness translate into infringement under copyright or trademark law? In summary, copyright law appears mostly inappropriate as a basis for stopping pop-up advertisements. Similarly, trademark law cannot prevent pop-up ads simply because they are annoying. Nevertheless, where consumer confusion is likely, trademark law should prove useful in combating the pop-up "Mads." -
It is clear that the court has agreed with the Commission on a number of the Commission's points, and I do want to simply start by expressing our gratitude to this court for the lengthy consideration that it gave to these issues. These are obviously complicated and important topics, and we appreciate all of the objective and thorough work that went into the decision that was issued today.